User:Penitentes/List of California megafires

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List of California wildfires over 100,000 acres

Name County Acres Start date Structures Deaths Notes
1. August Complex Glenn, Lake, Mendocino, Tehama, Trinity, Shasta 1,032,648 417,898 417,898 August 2020 935 1
2. Dixie Butte, Lassen, Plumas, Shasta, Tehama 963,309 389,837 389,837 July 2021 1,329 1 Largest single source wildfire in California history[1]
3. Mendocino Complex Mendocino, Lake, Colusa, Glenn 459,123 185,800 185,800 July 2018 280 1
4. SCU Lightning Complex Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Joaquin, Merced, Stanislaus 396,624 160,508 160,508 August 2020 222 0
5. Creek Fresno, Madera 379,895 153,738 153,738 September 2020 856 0
6. LNU Lightning Complex Colusa, Lake, Napa, Sonoma, Solano, Yolo 363,220 146,990 146,990 August 2020 1,491 6
7. North Complex Plumas, Butte 318,935 129,068 129,068 August 2020 2,352 15
8. Santiago Canyon Orange, Riverside, San Diego 300,000 120,000 120,000 September 1889 0 0 The fire dates before 1932, when reliable fire records began.
9. Thomas Ventura, Santa Barbara 281,893 114,078 114,078 December 2017 1,063 23 Fatalities (2 direct, 21 indirect) attributed to the fire include 1 firefighter and 1 civilian directly, 22 deaths in later mudslides, with 1 never recovered.[2]
10. Cedar San Diego 273,246 110,579 110,579 October 2003 2,820 15
11. Rush Lassen 271,911 110,038 110,038 August 2012 0 0 This fire burned an additional 43,666 acres (17,671.0 ha) in Nevada, for a total of 315,577 acres (127,709.5 ha).[3][4]
12. Rim Tuolumne 257,314 104,131 104,131 August 2013 112 0
13. Zaca Santa Barbara 240,207 97,208 97,208 July 2007 1 0
14. Carr Shasta, Trinity 229,651 92,936 92,936 July 2018 1,614 8
15. Monument Trinity 223,124 90,295 90,295 July 2021 50 0
16. Caldor El Dorado, Amador, Alpine 221,835 89,773 89,773 August 2021 1,003 1
17. Matilija Ventura 220,000 89,000 89,000 September 1932 0 0
18. River Complex Siskiyou, Trinity 199,343 80,671 80,671 July 2021 122 0
19. Witch San Diego 197,990 80,120 80,120 October 2007 1,650 2
20. Klamath Theater Complex Siskiyou 192,038 77,715 77,715 June 2008 0 2

21. Marble Cone: 177,866

22. Laguna: 175,425

23. SQF Complex: 174,178

24. Slater/Devil Fire: 166,127

25. Basin Complex: 162,818

26. Day: 162,702

27. Station: 160,557

28. Camp: 153,336

29. Rough: 151,623

30. McNally: 150,696

31. Stanislaus Complex: 145,980

32. Antelope Fire: 145,632

33. Red Salmon Complex: 144,698

34. Big Bar Complex: 140,948

35. Happy Camp Complex: 134,056

36. Soberanes: 132,100

37. Campbell Complex: 125,892

38. Dolan Fire: 124,924

39. McFarland Fire: 122,653

40. Wheeler Fire (1985): 118,000

41. Bobcat Fire: 115,997

42. Simi Fire: 108,204

43. Highway 58 Fire: 106,668

44. Iron Alps Complex: 105,805

45. Beckwourth Complex: 105,670[5]

46. Bar Complex: 100,414[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bermel, Colby (2021-08-06). "Dixie Fire becomes largest single wildfire in California history". Politico.
  2. ^ "The Latest: California wildfire now largest in state history". apnews.com. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Rush Fire". Inciweb. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  4. ^ "Rush Fire". CAL FIRE. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  5. ^ Final Report of the 9/11 Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (PDF) (Report). National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. July 22, 2004. pp. 7–8. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 16, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  6. ^ 9/11 Commission Report (2004), p. 149.

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